ACT vs. SAT: does SAT preparation transfer to ACT?

jamesford
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:35:33 +0000

She will need to do a lot of separate prep for each test.

ACT English is pretty heavy on punctuation and other topics that don’t appear on the SAT.

ACT math is straightforward, but covers trig and presses you pretty hard for time. SAT math disguises simple concepts in a manner that makes it more difficult to solve the problem.

ACT reading is mostly just speed reading. You’ll have a lot more time for SAT reading, but the questions are much harder and also test vocabulary.

ACT science is in a category of its own. It’s basically the reading section with numbers (read over stuff quickly, comprehend, and know what crap to not read).